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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Karelin (ranked 1461 p4p, 2827 weight class) and Titan Reign (ranked 179 p4p, 336 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruslan Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titan Reign!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karelin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reign has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Karelin darts in and clinches Reign up against the cage.
Karelin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reign lands with a short shot to the head.
Karelin lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin lands an uppercut.
Karelin pulls guard successfully.
Reign showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Karelin has control of Reign's left arm, preventing Reign from doing any damage.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Reign controlling him for the moment.
Reign trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Reign pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karelin is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Reign from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Karelin is on top in guard.
Reign is looking for a triangle but Karelin pushes his legs off easily.
Karelin is working Reign over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Reign has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karelin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign keeping full guard, as Karelin tries to pass.
Karelin trying to control but Reign is working from the bottom.
Karelin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Karelin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reign has his foot on Karelin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karelin works his way back into a safe position though.
Reign not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karelin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Karelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karelin is working Reign over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karelin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reign has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Karelin has managed to get both his arms back between Reign's legs - danger averted.
Reign keeping moving, preventing Karelin from controlling successfully.
Reign trying to control the position.
Karelin distracts Reign with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karelin advances to half guard.
Karelin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karelin works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign is looking to get to half guard.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Karelin controlling from the full mount.
Karelin raining down shots from the mount!
Reign is wriggling around trying to escape.
Karelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reign is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Karelin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reign is desperately trying to improve his position but Karelin has a good base and remains in mount.
Karelin landing punches.
Karelin has control of Reign's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Reign regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Karelin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Karelin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reign walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reign throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Reign.
It looks like Ruslan Karelin has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Karelin.
Karelin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reign throws a head punch that misses.
Karelin is leaning against Reign and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reign misses with the head strike.
Karelin blocking some punches.
Karelin digs a right hand into Reign's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reign's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karelin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karelin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karelin lands a hook that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karelin.
Karelin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign misses with a punch on the inside.
Karelin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reign lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by Karelin.
Karelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Karelin.
Karelin tries a body shot but Reign blocks it.
Karelin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reign misses with the head strike.
Reign makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karelin decides to pull guard.
Reign must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Karelin looking for a triangle here. Reign is fighting it but it looks tight! Karelin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Reign is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ruslan Karelin!
In his post fight interview, Ruslan Karelin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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